Slaters have only recently become a problem in high rainfall crops sown into dense stubble. Slaters, also known as woodlice, sowbugs and pill bugs, are crustaceans related to crabs, lobsters and prawns but are adapted to living on land.
To assist in assessing the economic risk and financial costs associated with various treatment strategies go to MyEconomicTool [1]
There may be other economic and financial implications that need to be considered when choosing a management option. These may include:
Pre-crop [2]View these economic considerations in more detail. [2]
Links
[1] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/myeconomic-tool?type=Slaters
[2] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/slaters-economic-considerations-management
[3] http://www.grdc.com.au/GRDC-FS-Millipedes-Slaters#sthash.tnOtfZQR.dpuf